Muk | |
A plate of dotorimuk muchim
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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 묵 |
Revised Romanization | muk |
McCune–Reischauer | muk |
Muk or mook is a Korean food made from grains, beans, or nut starch such as buckwheat, sesame, and acorns and has a jelly-like consistency. Muk has little flavor on its own, so muk dishes are seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, chopped scallions, crumbled gim (Korean laver), and chili pepper powder, and mixed with various vegetables.
There are several types of muk: